U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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Seventh Circuit affirms summary judgment in emotional distress suit against U.S. Steel over alleged sexual misconduct
Seventh Circuit appellate judges affirmed summary judgment for U.S. Steel in an employee’s emotional distress claim, concluding that an employer can’t be held responsible for alleged misconduct that only furthers an employee’s interests on common law grounds. -
Seventh Circuit upholds $60K Rosewood fine finding it failed to investigate kiss
CHICAGO – Rosewood Care Center of Swansea must pay a $60,500 penalty for abuse including failure to separate employees too angry at each other to help a helpless person, Seventh Circuit appellate judges ruled on Aug. 22. -
Lawyer sent packing with a warning
When judges are too subtle or give the parties appearing before them too much credit for intelligence and integrity, erroneous conclusions can be drawn by the latter. -
Seventh Circuit affirms summary judgment for Akira in $1.8 billion TCPA action
CHICAGO – Nicole Blow, who sued clothing retailer Akira for $1.8 billion because it sent text messages to her, granted consent for Akira to send the messages, Seventh Circuit appellate judges ruled on May 4. -
Appeals court ruling raises possibility for state employees' lawsuit over union fees to head to U.S. Supreme Court
CHICAGO — The U.S. Supreme Court could hear a case that disputes Illinois government workers' mandatory union fees based on a March 21 federal appeals court ruling.